Olga Tamara entered the world of acting after she resigned as a dancer from the Australian Ballet Company in 1976. Having travelled the world and dancing with the likes of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, she resigned to concentrate on her love of acting. Olga’s first role in “Glenview High” won her an ABC TV Penguin award for “Best New Talent” in 1978. 
She continued to appear in numerous television series carving out a successful acting career in regular roles in long running television series Cop Shop and Holiday Island and guest roles in Chopper Squad, Young Doctors,Paradise Village to name a few. Olga also appeared in lead roles in Wild Ass Of A Man alongside Max Gilles and the stage Musical Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Shifting Heart, Waiting for Rupert Murdock and Morning Sacrifice to name a few. 
Olga studied at Hays Gordon Theatre and The Ensemble in the 60’s private coaching in the 70’s and now regularly attends acting workshops with the likes of Kim, Farrant, Peter Andrikidis, Jeremy Simms, masterclass scene study with John Hindman and continues to work on her love of directing stage works. 
Olga is excited to be directing the 2024 production of Ruth Fingret’s ASYLUM. 

TV and FILM: 
2023                       TV Series – The Office – guest cameo role 
2023                       Feature Film – Cry Baby Petra featured role
2022                      Short Film – Francis lead role 
2021                       Short Film - A story of Dementia featured role
2021                       Feature Film - Indian co- Australian horror film. Main Character - 2 TVCs.
1986                     Mini Series: The Last frontier - Cameo role - "the girlfriend" starring Jack
                              Thompson and Linda Evans. 
1984                     Blinkie Bill - children's program ABC - guest role "Gypsy" 
1983 -1984          Cop Shop - Regular lead cast member - Detective Julie Mitchell 
1982 - 1983         Holiday Island - Regular Cast Member - Victoria Buckland 
1980                     Arcade Regular Cast member - Di Smith
1979                     Wild Ass of A Man for the ABC - "Maria" with Max Gillies (ABC) 
1978                     Cop Shop – Guest role “Anna Vilas”
1978                    Chopper Squad - guest role "Cliff Hanger" Dolly Jarvis
1978                     Young Doctors - guest role
1978                     Glenview High - lead guest role 'Alyia Biaz" - Alyia
1978                     Glenview High - lead guest role "When All is Said and Done" - Alyia 

AWARD: 
1978                       ABC TV “Penguin Award” for the Best New Talent - “Glenview High” 

Theatre: 
2022                       Lead “Rosa” in Rosa and Leo  (short play) S+S Judges choice finals 
2022                       Lead –“Lorin”  Unreasonable Situations S+S Peoples Choice Finals
2022                        Director – Sweethearts Won best Production 2022
2019                       Basket Case  - short play - lead role
2019                       Blueberry Muffins  - short play 2 hander – Lead role
2019                       Director – Margot’s Bench  - Won finals – performed on LA S+S Festival 
2006- 2022           Guest artist with the Australian Ballet Company in a variety of character roles 
1983                       Waiting For Rupert Murdock  - Lead role “Maria” 
1981                       Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Lead role - Angel 
1979                       Play - Sacred Heart Lead role - Maria
1971 - 1976          The Australian Ballet Company – Dancer 

BALLET CHARACTER ROLES: Australian Ballet Company:
2022                    Romeo and Juliet - Nurse
2010 & 2017 -   Nutcracker  - Graham Murphy’s production (The story of Clara)  Émigré 
2013 & 2016 - Swan Lake Steven Bayne’s production  - nurse 
2013 -               La Sylphides - Anna
2012 -               Onegin - Nurse
2009 & 2015 – Manon - Madam X 
2007 - Steven Bayne’s production of Raymonda
2006 & 2015 Bertha – Giselle